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Cannabis City, Industrial District

Design inspiration: It’s an interesting, fairly small space. We were limited when we first opened up because there were very few locations that we could use, but we have really made it our own. When people walk in, we really want them to feel comfortable in a relaxed, casual setting with a little bit of an impact that says “wow, look how much stuff they have!” We make it clear that we carry the most products of anyone in the state.

Design inspiration: All of the tiles we have in the shop were imported from Spain, all the live flowers are from Hawaii, and all the cabinets are handmade. We definitely put in a great deal of work with this place. Every store is going to have a high-end boutique look. We want everyone from 21 to 100 to walk in and feel like they’re walking into a high-end jewelry store or a Vegas-style lobby. Meanwhile, we will still keep the prices low and competitive.

Design inspiration: The owner, Tara, has an amazing sense of style. The builder actually designed and built several yoga studios and uses sacred geometry as a central part of his building. When you walk into our place, it really has the feeling of a temple. The first thing you see when you come in is the statue of Buddha, the flower of life symbol behind it. We always try to have some plants around and just want to make people feel comfortable, with the industry and with dispensaries.

Design inspiration: It’s one of the more spacious dispensaries around. Our place was an old dim sum restaurant that had a bunch of cool artwork on the walls. We actually kept the artwork on the ceiling that looks like the sky. Our regulars love to get out of the cold, rainy Seattle weather and see a nice sunny day. We have a big wall of astroturf since we are selling grass after all! Oh, be sure to check out the side of our building where one of our employees created a graffiti mural based off of different cannabis strains.

Design inspiration: The location that we were previously in was a restaurant and a club, so we still have the old bartop. We’ve just put a little marijuana spin to it. Usually the first thing customers see is the big steel door at the entrance. Then they notice exactly about how big the space is. We have about 1000 square feet of wood flooring, the gorgeous glass gallery, the classic bar seats, and lots of shelving to show off our products.

Design inspiration: We wanted to make it both eye-catching and iconic. Our design is meant to fit just about everyone, from the cannabis kid who comes in to buy an 1/8th to the tourists entering their first cannabis store and buying their first edible.

Basically, we wanted to truly give something back to our community. Downtown Seattle has incredible art and murals, so we wanted to fit that idea. We have a 50 foot wall of weed, we have the world's largest LED joint, and a quarter pound of Granddaddy Purple encased in a crystal chandelier above the door when you first walk in - we actually gave a similar piece to Snoop Dogg when he came in to visit!

Design inspiration: We want to be a brand that mimics the heritage of our community, and our shop needed to be both visually appealing and comfortable for consumers. We went with rustic wood, and everything inside the shop was sourced and put together by one craftsman. He is fantastic! He actually lives in a teepee for half of the year - a super artisanal guy. Everything top to bottom was sourced responsibly because we’re very conscious of what we both put into the community and what we take out of the environment.

Design inspiration: Ballard has historically been a lumber and fishing area, with a wide sweep of residential homes to house those industries. In our design we borrowed some of the organic elements of traditional craftsman style homes that you see throughout the area, and updated them with a modern twist. We used lots of rich cedar paneling, cherry cabinetry, natural patina steel, and sleek, sharp lines -- paying homage to the likes of local legend, Tom Kundig. We wanted the shop to emulate the industrial meets Pacific Northwest style, that has always been evident in Ballard’s architecture; a little bit of the old and innate, a little bit of the new and exciting.

Design inspiration: As the chief designer, I wanted to keep it really fun and approachable. I didn’t want to do anything dark, heavy, or moody. We have such a range of consumers in age that we didn’t want to isolate anyone. With consistent cohesive color scheme and bright skylights, we aim for clean flow throughout the store. On the East side, we have a 15 foot neon sign that says “I Like Ike.” Oh, and we brought in this cool paper that's made up of vintage marijuana propaganda posters.

Design inspiration: We wanted to create a space where anyone can come in and not feel intimidated. We tried to make it easy for people who don't know a lot about cannabis, but give experienced cannabis users a special shopping experience too. Newcomers and experienced cannabis users alike can come in to see the lifecycle of cannabis, from live plants, to an extraction lab, and shop a carefully curated selection without any pressure.